The first weekly bestseller lists of 2021 see Björn Natthiko Lindeblad’s I May Be Wrong land the No. 1 spot in audio and the No. 3 one in hardcover.
C More and TV4’s hugely successful crime drama series Bäckström, based on Leif GW Persson’s bestselling novels featuring the notorious Superintendent of the same name, has been renewed for a second season.
The second season, largely based on the third installment in the Bäckström series, The Sword of Justice, will be directed by Andreas Öhman and one more director. Screenplays are written by Jonathan Sjöberg and Dennis Magnusson. The series is produced by Yellow Bird for C More and TV4 in co-production with ARD Degeto and Film i Väst. Shooting will begin shortly and is set to Västra Götaland and Stockholm.
“Kjell Bergqvist’s interpretation of Leif GW Persson’s Bäckström was a smash hit on TV4 and C More. Therefore, it’s extra exciting to be able to continue on with a sequel. This time, the case is connected to a macabre, seemingly cursed music box, so the new season has an even bigger air of mystery around it – but Bäckström is still an asshole with a big heart and a lot of humor,” says Niva Westlin Dahl, Executive Producer at TV4/C More.
Fredrik Backman’s long-running bestseller Anxious People is the ninth most sold title in Canada of 2020 according to the daily newspaper Toronto Star, which ranks the title under “Original Fiction.”
Sofia Lundberg’s unforgettable debut, The Red Address Book, is one of the 20 most sold paperback titles of 2020 in Germany. The novel has now featured on Der Spiegel’s bestseller list for more than a year.
The TV series Beartown, based on the novel of the same title by Fredrik Backman, and created for television by Anders Weidemann, had its initial premiere on HBO Europe on October 18 last year. An official release date has now been announced for the US market, where the show will be available on HBO Max, February 22.
Lars Kepler and Björn Natthiko Lindeblad each performed a remarkable feat on the 2020 book market in Sweden. Lars Kepler became the No. 1 most sold author in the fiction category with The Mirror Man and Björn Natthiko Lindeblad grabbed the No. 1 placement in the nonfiction category with his I May Be Wrong.
December 2020 saw Björn Natthiko Lindeblad’s I May Be Wrong claim two No. 1 spots on the official Swedish bestseller lists: one in nonfiction, and one in audio books. The paperback list’s No. 1 spot went to Stina Jackson and The Last Snow. Taking home the e-book list’s No. 1 spot was Lars Kepler, whose The Mirror Man also featured at No. 2 in hardcover and No. 3 in audio.
The Mirror Man, the eighth Joon Linna novel by Lars Kepler, ends 2020 and starts 2021 at No. 1 on the official Dutch crime and thriller list. The novel in other words places first on week 53’s and week one’s individual lists.
Yrsa Sigurdardóttir’s stand-alone The Prey is the No. 3 most sold title of 2020 in Iceland. The novel also claimed the No. 2 spot on the last list of the year, showing mid- to late December’s sales.
SVT’s Christmas calendar this year, An honest Christmas with the Knyckertz, will be based on the books about the Knyckertz family written by Anders Sparring. Sparring is also writing the script for the series, with Leif Lindblom directing.
David Sundin (Se upp för Jönssonligan) will star as the father Bove Knyckertz, and Gizem Erdogan (Kalifat) will play the mother in the family. Their two children Ture and Kriminellen are to be played by Axel Adelöw and Paloma Grandin.
An honest Christmas with the Knyckertz will begin shooting in late January, and will premiere on December 1.
Italy, Vallardi
Closed by Josephine Oxelheim
Estonia, Varrak
Two-book deal closed by Miha Alvesson Due Billing
Ukraine, Knigolove
Closed by Miha Alvesson Due Billing
Czech Republic, Fragment
Closed by Josephine Oxelheim
Lithuania, LWU Publishers
Closed by Miha Alvesson Due Billing
Russia, Sindbad
Three-book deal closed by Miha Alvesson Due Billing
– Verdens Gang
– Jyllands-Posten
– BookPage
The Butterfly House is an original and absorbing piece of work. /…/ Engberg’s novels are bestsellers in Denmark and she is a name to look out for.
– The Sunday Times
Readers will soak up the suspense as they search for the truth alongside Elin up until the end.
– Publishers Weekly
In his mid-twenties Björn Lindeblad goes from pursuing a promising career as a business executive, to uprooting his life and giving away all his possessions to become a Buddhist forest monk in the jungles of Thailand. There he is given his monk name, Natthiko, meaning “one who grows in wisdom.” Seventeen years of monastery life later, he returns to his native Sweden. Lost, unemployed and with no money to his name, he crashes headfirst into a depression. But owing to his learnings and generous surroundings, he discovers a new path forwards and is today a much beloved public speaker and meditation instructor. In 2018, Björn was diagnosed with the incurable disease ALS.
In I May Be Wrong, Björn shares his hard-won insights into how one can live a more free and present life, improving one’s mental well-being in the process. Finding hope and beauty in the face of unfavorable odds, and drawing from his experiences of monastery life, where death was ever-present, he also reflects on what stands out as most important when things are coming to an end. Besides brimming with eye-opening perspectives, this life-affirming book further outlines helpful hands-on exercises we can use in our daily lives to find our inner peace.
